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A judge today threw out a lawsuit that claimed Tesla Motors didn't have the right to sell cars in Massachusetts. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he was "confident" other states would come to the same conclusion.

A Superior Court judge has thrown out a lawsuit against electric carmaker Tesla Motors by the Massachusetts State Automobile Dealers Association -- which claimed Tesla did not have the right to sell vehicles in the state.

The judge dumped the lawsuit on grounds that the dealers association "lacked standing" and "failed to state a claim," according to Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA).

In November a judge denied a restraining order that would have stopped Tesla from selling cars in Massachusetts, also brought by the auto dealers group. Tesla was granted a dealer's license in the town of Natick in Massachusetts in December.

"We are delighted by the outright dismissal of this case and the validation that we are operating our business in compliance with the laws and expectations of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,” said Elon Musk, Tesla chairman and CEO, in a statement. “We are confident that other states will also come to this same conclusion and look forward to following through on our commitment to introduce consumers to electric vehicle technology in an open, friendly, no-pressure environment.”

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